Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I, the Battle of Nieuport, Dutch silver medal, 1600, plan and view of the siege of Fort St. Andrew, Prince Maurice on horseback in foreground, COMPVLSO AD DEDIT PRÆSID ANDREÆ CÆSO FVGATOQ A NEOP ALB AVST, rev., Prince Maurice on horseback to right, sword upraised, tramples on his foes, battle and fleet in the distance, CAPTIS CXXX MILIT SIGNIS ORD AVSP PRINCEPS MAVR VICTOR REDIIT, 56mm (MI 174/171; vL I, 535), a contemporary cast medal contained within a roped border with suspension loop and ring. Very fine, rare.

Provenance: Schulman Auction, April, 2002 (lot 1002)